Coinbase Derivatives, KalshiEX and Bitnomial Exchange have completed notice registrations with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that allow them to operate as national securities exchanges solely for trading security futures products. The registrations open a regulated pathway for the three CFTC-supervised derivatives venues to expand into futures linked to individual securities and narrow-based security indexes.
The SEC formally acknowledged the three registrations on September 8 through releases 34-106295, 34-106296 and 34-106297, published on its official orders and notices page. Under Section 6(g), however, registration becomes effective when a qualifying exchange submits Form 1-N, meaning the September 8 notices acknowledge registrations that had already taken effect upon filing.
Security Futures Registration Has a Limited Scope
Form 1-N does not transform Coinbase Derivatives, KalshiEX or Bitnomial into general-purpose securities exchanges comparable with Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange. Their SEC registration is specifically limited to security futures products, while they remain designated contract markets regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Security futures include futures on individual securities and narrow-based security indexes. The products sit under joint SEC-CFTC jurisdiction, combining elements of both securities and futures regulation. A CFTC-designated contract market must notice-register with the SEC before it can trade these equity-linked futures within the applicable federal framework.
Coinbase Derivatives filed its Form 1-N on September 1, while KalshiEX filed on September 3 and Bitnomial followed on September 4. Coinbase Financial Markets separately filed Form BD-N as part of Coinbase’s effort to establish brokerage infrastructure for security futures. The filings create the regulatory framework needed for these businesses to handle security futures, but they do not themselves launch any specific contract.
Individual Contracts Still Face Regulatory Requirements
Before a single-stock or narrow-index future can begin trading, additional product-level requirements still apply. CFTC guidance requires exchanges to make the relevant filings and certify that underlying securities and contract structures satisfy applicable rules. Exchange registration and product eligibility are therefore separate regulatory steps.
That distinction is particularly relevant to Coinbase, which has already said it is working toward single-stock perpetual contracts for U.S. customers. The new status provides necessary infrastructure for that strategy without confirming when stock-linked perpetuals will launch, which securities they will reference or what their final trading terms will be.
The three registrations nevertheless broaden the potential reach of security futures infrastructure among crypto-native and prediction-market operators. Coinbase, Kalshi and Bitnomial now have the SEC notice-registration status required to pursue security futures, while actual market expansion will depend on the contracts they subsequently bring through the joint SEC-CFTC framework.
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